St. Augustine businesses prepare for Milton as St. Johns County enters state of emergency [Video]

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Three Northeast Florida Counties entered a State of Emergency Saturday afternoon as Milton builds up steam in the Gulf – Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns.

Businesses in downtown St. Augustine just got through Hurricane Helene, and now they’re right back in the teeth of it with another storm coming through.

“It’s a bit wary because, around here, you can’t really tell how bad it’s going to be until it’s already happening, so we’re just going to do what we can to prepare for the worst,” said Mayita Server Landon Dedman.

Dedman just finished taking the sandbags away from Mayita in downtown St. Augustine after Hurricane Helene.

But with Milton on the way, he may have to get them right back out.

This will make three hurricanes in the …